54. ZAMENIS. 



407 



24. Zamenis nummifer. 



Savif/721/, Dcscr. Eijypte, Rept., Suppl. pi. iv. fi<r. G (1809). 



Y Coluber tyria, Linn. Mus. Ad. Frid. ii. p. 45 (1764), and S. N. i. 



p. 380 (1^06). 

 ? Coluber barbarus, Bote, Isis, 1827, p. 537. 

 Coluber nuniniifer, lieuss, Mus. Setickenb. i. p. 135 (1834). 

 Zanieuis bippocrepis, var. ?, Giinth. Cat. p. 104 (18')8). 

 I'eriops neglectus, Jan, Ehnco, p. 00 (1803), and Icon. Gen. 48, 



pi. iv. tig. 3 (1876). 

 Zamenis caudoliiieatus, Gi'mth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1804, p. 489. 



neglectus, F. Miill. Verh. ?tat. Ges. Basel, vi. 1878, p. 007. 



ravergieri, var. nummifer, Boetty. Ber, Senck. Ges. 1879-80, 



p. l-;4. 

 nummifer, Bonleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1891, p. 033. 



This form should perhaps be regarded as a variety of Z. raver- 

 (juri rather than as a distinct species. It difters in having the 

 upper portion of the prceocular smaller, the anterior pair of tempo- 

 rals more enlarged, frequently a subocular separating the sixth 

 labial from the eye, and the scales in 23 or 25 rows. Ventrals 

 197-216 ; anal entire or divided; subcaudals 79-101. Greyish or 

 pale olive above, with a dorsal series of large brown or olive black- 

 edged rhomboidal spots, and an alternating series of smaller ones on 

 each side ; these spots eontluent into three longitudinal streaks on 

 the tail ; head with symmctricnl markings as in Z. ravergieri ; 

 lower parts yellowish, speckled with brown ; a series of blackish 

 spots along each side of the belly. 



Total length 1030 millim. ; tail 230. 



Egypt, Syria, Cyprus, Asia Minor. 



a. 6 (Sc. 23 ; V. 203 ; A. 2 ; Egypt. 



C. 88). 

 b-c. $ (Sc. 25 ; V. 210 ; A. 2 ; Jerusalem. 



C.86) &yg.(Sc. 25;V. 198; 



A. 1; C.'86). 



d. 6 (Sc. 25 ; V. 205 ; A. 2 ; Hiram's Tomb. 

 C. 82). 



e. $ (Sc. 25 ; V. 210 ; A. 2 ; Nazareth. 

 C. 82). 



f-i. S (Sc. 23, 25; V. 204, Cyprus. 



211 ; A. 2, 1 ; C. 79, 84), 



2 (Sc. 23; V. 216; A. 2; 



C.85),&yg.(Sc.23;V.209; 



A. 1 ; C. 88). 

 k-m. S (Sc. 25 ; V. 205 ; A. 1 ; Cyprus. 



C. 90) & 2 (Sc. 25, 23; 



V. 215, 205 ; A. 2, 1 ; C. 86, 



83). 

 n. S (Sc. 25; V. 206; A. 1 ; Cyprus. 



C. 84). 

 o. Yg. (Sc. 23 ; V. 199 ; A. 2 ; Asia Minor. 



C.:''). 

 p. Yg. (Sc. 23 ; V. 215 ; A. 2 ; Xanthus. 



C. 92). 



J. Burton, Esq. [P.]. 

 Canon Tristram [C.]. 



Canon Tristram [C.]. 

 Canon Tristram [C.]. 

 Lord Lilford [P.]. 



Dr. C. 



[P.]. 



E. Cullen 



R. L. Kennyon. Esq. 



[P.]. 

 C. G. Danford, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Sir C. Fellows [P.]. 



